Prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Endalew Mulugeta Worku, Sofonias Addis Fekadu, Bersufekad Wubie Alemie, Merkineh Markos Lorato

“…Variables with a p value of less than 0.05 according to the multivariable logistic regression analysis were considered to be statistically significant.Results and conclusion The prevalence of corneal opacity among the study participants was 27.2% (95% CI 24.4% to 30.4%). …”
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Development and External Validation of Machine Learning-Based Models for Predicting Lung Metastasis in Kidney Cancer: A Large Population-Based Study by Xinglin Yi, Yuhan Zhang, Juan Cai, Yu Hu, Kai Wen, Pan Xie, Na Yin, Xiangdong Zhou, Hu Luo

“…Demographic and clinicopathologic variables of patients with KC diagnosed between 2004 and 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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MaxEnt-based evaluation of climate change effects on the habitat suitability of Magnolia officinalis in China by Jun Ren, Suhang Li, Yawen Zhang, Qiong Yang, Jiaojiao Liu, Jing Fan, Yangzhou Xiang

“…The optimized MaxEnt model demonstrated high predictive precision with an AUC value of 0.917. The minimum temperature of the coldest month, mean diurnal range, and annual precipitation were identified as the key environmental variables influencing M. officinalis distribution, with contribution rates of 72.7%, 11.6%, and 4.2%, respectively. …”
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Presenting a prediction model for HELLP syndrome through data mining by Boshra Farajollahi, Mohammadjavad Sayadi, Mostafa Langarizadeh, Ladan Ajori

“…Results A total of 21 variables were included in this study after the first stage. …”
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Entrepreneurship as a driver of economic development by Tatia Zarkua, Wim Heijman, Irena Benešová, Mikhail Krivko

“… Objective: This study aims to analyse the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic development. …”
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Reproducibility of quantitative cervical strain elastography in nonpregnant patients and the effect of vaginal misoprostol on measured parameters by Jakub Mlodawski, Justyna Plusajska, Karolina Detka, Grzegorz Swiercz, Marta Mlodawska

“…For interobserver variability, ICC values ranged from 0.76 for ECI to 0.97 for IOS/EOS ratio. …”
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Mining hypertension predictors using decision tree: Baseline data of Kharameh cohort study by abbas Rezaianzadeh, Samane Nematolahi, maryam jalali, Shayan Rezaeianzadeh, Masoumeh Ghoddusi Johari, Seyed Vahid Hosseini

“… Background: Hypertension is a serious chronic disease and an important risk factor for many health problems. this study aimed to investigate the factors associated with hypertension using a decision-tree algorithm. …”
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Policy analysis of sports development in terms of achievement, policy, nursery of young athletes, South Papua as part of the new autonomous region, (DOB) by Emanuel Lewar, Subagyo Subagyo, Aris Fajar Pambudi, Syamsudin Syamsudin, Thadius Yambedoan, Carolus Wasa, Hendra Jondry Hiskya

“…Reliability tests showed adequate Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability values. The GoF value of 0.856 and Q² of 0.883 indicated a strong model fit. …”
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The Impact of Natural Resources on the Development of Countries by Mohammad Javad Barbari, Abdolhosain Kalantari, Hosain Raghfar, Gholamreza Ghafari

“…Therefore, four phases of data fuzzy, formation of values table, a method to analyze the variables using complex causality and validation of the results of the research were considered. …”
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Supply chain management and optimization in transportation logistics by Saoussen Krichen

“…<p>Supply chain management (SCM) is the decision-making process that steers numerous activities in order to generate added values for all stakeholders. The aim of this process is to optimize each activity in terms of advantageous profits to the suppliers, retailers and customers. …”
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Baseline characteristics associated with the first year treatment interval of intravitreal faricimab in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) by Sobha Sivaprasad, Philippe Margaron, Aachal Kotecha, Thibaud Mathis, Parth Shah, Neala Rafijah, Yannan Tang

“…Within each CST subgroup, the model identified the most impactful variables and associated thresholds.Results After fitting the data to produce data-driven CST ranges, the model chose MNV location, followed by MNV lesion type as the most impactful baseline characteristics with these factors having a p value &lt;0.05 in a multivariate analysis.Conclusions Among the selected ocular baseline characteristics from TENAYA and LUCERNE trial, CST, MNV type and MNV location were seen as the most relevant variables to enable extension of treatment intervals during Y1. …”
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Proteomic profile of plasma-derived extracellular vesicles from Colombian pregnant women with Plasmodium-soil transmitted helminths coinfection by Jahnnyer A. Martínez-Moreno, Alberto Ayllon-Hermida, Alberto Ayllon-Hermida, Alberto Ayllon-Hermida, Berta Barnadas-Carceller, Berta Barnadas-Carceller, Carmen Fernández-Becerra, Carmen Fernández-Becerra, Carmen Fernández-Becerra, Hernando A. del Portillo, Hernando A. del Portillo, Hernando A. del Portillo, Jaime Carmona-Fonseca, Eliana M. Arango-Flórez, Eliana M. Arango-Flórez

“…A total of 823 quantifiable proteins with measurable abundance values were identified within the five study groups. …”
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Identification of the high-risk population facing early death in older patients with primary intracranial glioma: a retrospective cohort study by Gui-Jun Lu, Ying Zhao, Rui Huang

“…Meanwhile, the novel-created diagnostic nomogram had the highest AUC value compared to each independent risk variables, which showed that the nomogram had the best discriminatory ability. …”
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Development of the Combined Assessment of Risk Encountered in Surgery (CARES) surgical risk calculator for prediction of postsurgical mortality and need for intensive care unit adm... by Yiong Huak Chan, Diana Xin Hui Chan, Hairil Rizal Abdullah, Yilin Eileen Sim, Ruban Poopalalingam

“…Existing risk calculators have limited value in local practice due to lack of validation, complexities and inclusion of non-routine variables.Objective We aim to develop a simple, locally derived and validated surgical risk calculator predicting 30-day postsurgical mortality and need for intensive care unit (ICU) stay (&gt;24 hours) based on routinely collected preoperative variables. …”
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Fistuloclysis Improves Liver Function and Nutritional Status in Patients with High-Output Upper Enteric Fistula by Yin Wu, Jianan Ren, Gefei Wang, Bo Zhou, Chao Ding, Guosheng Gu, Jun Chen, Song Liu, Jieshou Li

“…Results. At baseline, variables were similar between the two groups. Delta value was defined as the changes from baseline to day 28. …”
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Circulating microbiome DNA in Southern Ocean seabirds: A novel tool for disease surveillance in polar ecosystems by Sophia Ferchiou, Amira Tounsi, Fanny Fronton, France Caza, Mathilde Lejeune, Jérémy Tornos, Thierry Boulinier, Yves St-Pierre

“…We identified inter-annual variability, sex-related, and age-related variability in blood microbiome composition, with core microbial signatures differing across sites and time periods. …”
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Analyzing Political Distrust as a Driving Factor for Protesting Political Actions in the Context of Security Threats and Political Corruption by Mahmoudreza Rahbarqazi, Morteza Ebrahimi

“…Materials & Methods This research employed secondary data analysis to examine the impact of perceived corruption and security concerns on protest activities, with political distrust serving as a mediating variable. The dataset was sourced from the seventh wave of the World Values Survey, which utilized a stratified sampling technique targeting Iranian citizens. …”
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Knowledge, Practice, and Associated Factors of Insulin Self‐Administration in Patients With Diabetes at Dessie City Governmental Hospital Follow Up Clinic, Amhara Region, North Eas... by Wasihun Melaku Feleke, Caridad Sanchez Olis, Adem Hussien Endris, Seid Legesse Hassen, Yimer Seid Ali, Dessale Abate Beyene

“…Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed to measure the associations between the dependent and independent variables. A p value of less than 0.05 was generally considered statistically significant. …”
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Prevalence of Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis, and Eczema in Schoolchildren From Huambo, Angola: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Elias José Gonçalves, Crícia do Espírito Santo Nunda, Cruz dos Santos Sebastião, Margarete Lopes Teixeira Arrais

“…Twenty schools were randomly selected. χ2 tests and univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses examined associations between categorical variables. A p‐value of < 0.05 was considered significant. …”
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Impact of multiple maize technology package adoption on the production efficiency and food security of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia: Evidence from the Sidama region by Ashenafi Guye, Tewodros Tefera, Million Sileshi, Abdi-Khalil Edriss

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